State Regulation 

Many facets of telecommunications policy are set by the states through utility commissions and state legislatures.

WBK attorneys represent traditional wireline carriers (incumbent, rural, and competitive), as well as wireless, cable, and broadband providers across a diverse array of issues, including 9-1-1 and 9-8-8, state high-cost universal service funds, Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)/license applications, broadband expansion and subsidies, state fees, pole attachments, 5G, public right-of-way access, and VoIP and wireless regulation.  We regularly appear before state utility commissions in rulemaking and adjudicatory proceedings for issue advocacy and prosecution of client interests.  Additionally, many of our attorneys and consultants engage in legislative and policy advocacy and collaborate on strategic planning regarding state-level communications issues, leveraging our industry and administrative experience. 

WBK’s state utility practice group includes a former FERC Commissioner, two former state regulatory commission chairs, and attorneys who have successfully shepherded matters before state regulatory bodies and state and federal courts in numerous jurisdictions, including a recent “Telecommunications Lawyer of the Year” awardee in Colorado.